Top Stories

The Pike Pirates traveled to Barnesville Friday night for the Battle of Potato Creek and got taken to a creekside woodshed for a sound thrashing at the hands of the Lamar County Trojans.

The Trojans (1-0-1), who struggled in the first half of their opener last week against the Howard Huskies, opened a can of it on the Pirates who were down by 24 points after less than eight minutes and trailed 30-0 after one quarter and 44-0 at the half.

The Pirates got nothing going until the Trojan JV had been in the game for some time.

The Trojans were motivated by a basket left at the fence near their dressing room prior to the game containing pigs' feet, bacon and bacon bits that held a card signed "From PC".
[Full story »]

Community members have rallied together to make the Pay It Forward Back to School Bash set for Saturday, Aug. 30 a success.

The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Pike County Memorial Annex building on Highway 19 and will include school supplies, vision screenings, child I.D. kits, inflatables, resources for parents and free hair cuts.
[Full story »]

Several houses in a Williamson neighborhood were vandalized with spray paint in the early morning hours of Aug. 20. Neighbors are offering a reward to anyone who can identify the culprits.
[Full story »]

A suspect believed to have made multiple bomb threats in Pike County – and possibly in other counties – was recently arrested by Pike sheriff’s deputies. Thomas Montgomery, 39, was arrested in relation to a recent rash of bomb threats that claimed explosive devices were inside the courthouse.
[Full story »]

A unanimous vote last week of Zebulon city council approved a settlement and development agreement, including a revised conceptual plan, for a controversial residential development on Hughley Road.
[Full story »]

Learn about The Future of the Flint River Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Pike Auditorium. Executive director of The Flint Riverkeepers Gordon Rogers will discuss issues facing the Flint at the legislative and local level.
[Full story »]

All Georgia kindergarten through 12th grade students can send photo submissions to SlowExposures and possibly win the Best in Show cash prize. The theme of the student photography show is, “What does home mean to you?”
[Full story »]

Both Pike County commissioners and the school board will increase millage rates due in part to decreasing property values in the area. Commissioners will increase the property taxes by 10.83% over the rollback millage rate and the school board will increase taxes by 1.55% over the rollback rate.
[Full story »]

Pike commissioners voted 4-1 to allow a referendum on the November ballot for liquor sales by the drink in the county and discussed a proposed metal recycling center and animal control at their Tuesday, July 29 meeting.
[Full story »]